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It is the year 1861 and President Lincoln has called for 75,000 men to join the Union Army As the Civil War begins, another battle has been raging for decades It is the fight for freedom waged by the Underground Railroad

A documentary about a 10 year old transgender girl who finds acceptance and empowerment in the company of a queer roller derby collective

A Documentary of the everyday life of a medical marijuana dispensary in Los Angeles, CA

Daniel was a recluse who shut out the world yet longed to touch the moon Sandy was a light whose warmth melted his heart and propelled him to the stars

An examination of the causes of the economic crisis of 2008

Without water, there is no life Join a young woman on a journey of a lifetime to reconnect to the source of water for her, and millions of others

Amid the Civil War in 17th century England, a group of deserters flee from battle through an overgrown field Captured by an alchemist, the men are forced to help him search to find a hidden treasure that he believes is buried in the

On July 31, 2010in Brooklyn, New York, the first ever American Beatbox Championship took place Contestants of all races, from the north, south, east and west coast of the United States

When a high ranking war planner is captured and held in a German prisoner of war camp, a team of specialists take on the dangerous mission of trying to break him out Trouble is, he doesnt want to be rescued

In March 1914, a mining engineer named Richard Hannay tries to prevent Prussian Agents from executing a political assassination designed to trigger World War I

Filmmaker Joe Berlinger meets with historians and scholars to discuss the Armenian Genocide and the continuing denial by the Turkish government of it ever happening

Dont build prisons, they cost too much In this era of Great Recession, the conservative and tough on crime State of Texas takes an unprecedented path by becoming a social justice leader with programs that rehabilitate offenders

How did tattoos go from something that was put on you to an expression that comes from within you That transformation is the subject of a new groundbreaking documentary film, TATTOO NATION

The career of Revolutionary War naval hero from his youth in Scotland through his service to Catherine the Great of Russia

Ashwat Raina and his teammates arrive in Pokhran to re conduct a confidential nuclear test, where they face challenges from the American Lacrosse satellite and local spies

In the middle of a broadcast about Typhoon Yolandas initial impact, reporter Jiggy Manicad was faced with the reality that he no longer had communication with his station They were, for all intents and purposes, stranded in Tacloba

Paco Ignacio Taibo II brings his book trilogy to life, highlighting Mexicos history in 1854 1867, a period he considers foundational to the country

Seen by over 120 million people worldwide one of the worlds most popular musicals Now cinema audiences can experience a live broadcast of the musical phenomenon which broke box office records and sold out its entire 16 week season

A Japanese pacifist, unable to face the dire consequences of conscientious objection, is transformed by his attempts to compromise with the demands of war time Japan

Zeitgeist Addendum attempts to locate the root causes of the pervasive social corruption, while also offering a solution

Sold into slavery, delivered from a terrible storm at sea, a troubled young man finds amazing grace in the darkest moments and becomes driving force behind the move to abolish the slave trade

Industrial Soundtrack For The Urban Decay traces the origins of Industrial music, taking you on a journey through the crumbling industrial cities of Europe to Americas thriving avant garde scene

In the foreign land of Canaan lives Isaac, son of Abraham, with his clever, strong willed wife Rebekah and his twin sons Esau and Jacob The first born, Esau, is a strong and fearless

In 1803 France, Napoleon Bonaparte Robert Cornthwaite orders the capture of notorious highwayman Purple Mask Tony Curtis, who routinely rescues imprisoned nobles and harasses the Revolutionary officials

Based on the novel by Antonio Di Benedetto written in 1956, on Don Diego de Zama, a Spanish officer of the seventeenth century settled in Asuncion, who awaits his transfer to Buenos Aires

Two noble Scottish brothers deliberately take opposite sides when Bonnie Prince Charlie returns to claim the throne of Scotland in order to preserve the family fortune

When Germany invades Holland in 1940, a British intelligence officer and two Dutch diamond merchants go to Amsterdam to persuade the Dutch diamond merchants to evacuate their diamond supplies to England

Focuses on the people, their stories and architecture spanning from the mid 1800s, when Shanghai was opened as a trading port, to the present day

During the Korean War, General Douglas MacArthur masterminds the amphibious invasion of Inchon in September 1950

Mongol chief Temujin battles against Tartar armies and for the love of the Tartar princess Bortai Temujin becomes the emperor Genghis Khan

During the First World War, a female German spy Fraulein Doktor and her team of saboteurs plan to kill Lord Kitchener, obtain the Allied defense plans and steal the new French mustard gas formula

Playwright Oscar Wildes homosexuality is exposed when he brings a libel action against his lovers father, leading to his own prosecution

Story of a revolt against England in 1830s Canada

The enigma of the personality cult is revealed in the grand spectacle of Joseph Stalins funeral

The U S Navys SEALAB, a pressurized underwater habitat complete with science labs and living quarters for divers, helps advance deep sea diving and rescue

An investigation of disaster capitalism, based on Naomi Kleins proposition that neo liberal capitalism feeds on natural disasters, war and terror to establish its dominance